Strategic Approach
Take On Hard Challenges
Champion Health Equity & Social Justice
Leverage People & Resources
Foundation & Misc
100

The number of categories in the strategic approach

What is 3?

100

The number one reason California children are hospitalized

What is mental illness? 

100

In California, people of color make up nearly x percent of the 1.8 million people living within a mile of oil and gas developments, which is a significant environmental factor in health outcomes.  

What is nearly 92 percent?

100

An agreement to limit profits and give back to the community 

What is the 2 percent cap?

100

Building lasting, equitable solutions that make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence 

What is the Foundation's mission? 

200

The pillar that includes Employee Giving and Volunteerism 

What is Leverage People and Resources? 

200

The age by which half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin 

What is 14?

200

What is the average amount of health life that Californians can expect to lose due to air pollution?

What is six months? 

200

The percentage of employees engaged in giving or volunteerism 

What is 72?

200

A nonprofit whose funding priorities and grantmaking processes are determined independently from the healthcare plan 

What is the Foundation? 

300

The pillar that includes BlueSky 

What is Take on Hard Challenges?

300

The year that Blue Shield of California is committing to become carbon negative

What is 2023? 

300

The number of educators who have been trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid 

What is more than 2,000?

300

$11.3 million 

What is the amount that Blue Shield gave to support the needs of Californians

300

Making California the healthiest state, achieving health equity, and improving the health and well-being of all Californians

What is the shared goal of the Foundation and the healthplan? 

400

To create a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and  friends and sustainably affordable

What is our North Star? 

400

The percentage of adults in California that are affected by domestic violence - either directly or indirectly through a friend or family member

What is nearly two out of three - or 58 percent? 

400

Blue Shield donated this much money to Project Homekey

What is $20M? 

400

A program for enabling employees to give back through a wide variety of volunteer and giving options

What is Shield Cares

400

The amount that Blue Shield of California has contributed to the Blue Shield of California Foundation over four years

What is $150 million?

500

As a nonprofit health plan covering all 58 counties in California, Blue Shield is working to improve the health and well-being of all Californians. We go beyond the traditional definition of health care to address the root causes of health inequity and drive meaningful social change. Through our people and resources, Blue Shield is tackling the barriers to well-being and empowering all Californians to reach their full potential with a focus on youth mental health, social justice and sustainability.

What is our elevator pitch?

500

The resource developed in partnership with DoSomething.org in the wake of the pandemic

What are mental health coping tips for youth by youth?

500

This a direct impact on your health 

What is where you live?

500

The amount of money that employees donated to California-based nonprofits in in 2020

What is $1.44M

500

To improve the health and well-being of all Californians

What is the definition of citizenship